Landscape Architect II

Client of Career Hunters

Job Summary: Responsible for designing landscape drawings for all project types; with particular emphasis on innovation and aesthetics, whilst ensuring that the changes to the natural environment are appropriate, sensitive and sustainable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and comply with the Architectural department & company s set policies and procedures.

Project Management Activities:

• Analyze the natural environment of the site with regards to the landscape requirements, this may include (but is not limited to):

Soil, slope of the land, drainage, and vegetation

Existing buildings, roads, walkways, and utilities

Layout of athletic amenities

Reference to codes and standards

Other related landscape requirements

• Engage with senior architects, infrastructure and project managers to stablish general landscape requirements and confer with them to determine the factors affecting planning landscape sites, such as: architectural preferences, purpose and function.
• Assist in preparation of preliminary designs to address the needs of the client after studying and analyzing the site.
• Assist in development of detailed site plans, reports, working drawings, models and other specifications for the project in collaboration with the design team.
• Outline the mode of construction for the projects in detail and list planting, soft-scape and hard-scape materials required.
• Able to read and implement from electro-mechanical drawings and requirements to the design of the landscape.
• Monitor the design of a variety of projects and maintain the character of sites of natural beauty and ensuring deadlines are met;
• Monitor the design and preparation of measurements, base drawings, digital imagery and color, material and plant selections.
• Coordinate with other departments regarding any modifications needed to take place within the design.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Senior Landscape Architect, Lead & Design Architects.

Span of Communication:

• Internal: Departments (Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, Infrastructural, etc), Statutory authority s liaison & Senior Landscape Architect, Lead & Design Architects.